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1. Soil BON Earthworm: A global initiative on earthworm distribution, traits, and spatiotemporal diversity patterns

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Ganault, Pierre, Ristok, Christian, Phillips, Helen, Hedde, Mickael, Capowiez, Yvan, Bottinelli, Nicolas, Decaëns, Thibaud, Marchan, Daniel, Gerard, Sylvain, Mathieu, Jérôme, Potapov, Anton M., Cameron, Erin K., Brown, George, Bartz, Marie L. C., Zeiss, Romy, Zi, Yacouba, Tsiafouli, Maria A., Russell, David J., Guerra, Carlos A., Eisenhauer, Nico, Ganault, Pierre, Ristok, Christian, Phillips, Helen, Hedde, Mickael, Capowiez, Yvan, Bottinelli, Nicolas, Decaëns, Thibaud, Marchan, Daniel, Gerard, Sylvain, Mathieu, Jérôme, Potapov, Anton M., Cameron, Erin K., Brown, George, Bartz, Marie L. C., Zeiss, Romy, Zi, Yacouba, Tsiafouli, Maria A., Russell, David J., Guerra, Carlos A., and Eisenhauer, Nico

Abstract

Recent research on earthworms has shed light on their global distribution, with high alpha richness in temperate zones and high beta diversity in tropical areas. Climate and agricultural practices, notably plowing and conservation methods, were shown to strongly influence earthworm communities. However, data gaps persist in regions like North Australia, Asia, Russia, and Africa, limiting our understanding of earthworm distribution and their responses to global changes. Understanding changes within earthworm communities is crucial given their profound influence on ecosystem functions such as soil structure, nutrient dynamics, and plant growth. Classifying earthworms into functional groups remains complex, prompting the adoption of a trait-based approach for a more comprehensive classification, but there is no representative global data on earthworm traits. To address these knowledge gaps, the Soil BON Earthworm initiative aims at creating a global community of earthworm experts, standardizing sampling methods and databases, collecting time series data on earthworm communities, and modeling future earthworm distributions under different climate scenarios. The initiative aims to address key questions, such as the dynamic of earthworm communities over time and their response to environmental factors and anthropogenic influences, their impact on ecosystem functioning, and the redefinition of functional groups based on traits. The consortium invites researchers worldwide to contribute to this endeavor and encourages the resampling of study sites, to expand currently limited time series datasets. To facilitate data collection, standardized protocols and data templates are proposed, ensuring data quality and interoperability. Furthermore, the initiative intends to make use of citizen science in expanding observations and improving taxonomic coverage, highlighting platforms like iNaturalist for community engagement. Soil BON Earthworm seeks to unite global expertise and fost

Published
2024

2. Global data on earthworm abundance, biomass, diversity and corresponding environmental properties

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German Research Foundation, European Commission, Academy of Finland, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), European Research Council, Labex TULIP, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (UK), Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Tarbiat Modares University, Aurora Organic Dairy, Slovak Research and Development Agency, Wageningen University and Research Centre, International Atomic Energy Agency, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Oklahoma State University, CSIC - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland), University of Hawaii at Manoa, U.S. Navy, Department of Science and Technology (India), Department of Defense (US), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasil), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Czech Republic), Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Zone Atelier Alpes, Austrian Science Fund, Rentenbank, Welsh Government, European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Science Foundation Ireland, University of Toronto, Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve, Arts and Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, University of Innsbruck, Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina), Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (Argentina), Universidad Nacional de Luján, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Fonds de Recherche du Québec, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois, Casey Tree, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, DePaul University, Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, CICYT (España), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, McKnight Foundation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (France), Bavarian Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry, Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, Estonian Science Foundation, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (Ontario), National Natural Science Foundation of China, Australian Research Council, Phillips, Helen, R. P., Bach, Elizabeth M., Bartz, Marie L. C., Bennett, Joanne, Beugnon, Rémy, Briones, María J. I., Brown, George, Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B., Guerra, Carlos A., König-Ries, Birgitta, Holdsworth, Andrew R., Coors, Anja, Crotty, Felicity V., Crumsey, Jasmine M., Dávalos, Andrea, Diaz Cosin, Darío J., Loss, Scott R., Dobson, Annise M., Dominguez, Anahí, Esteban Duhour, Andrés, Schirrmann, Michael, Eekeren, Nick van, Holmstrup, Martin, Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B., Fernández, Rosa, Fonte, Steven J., Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, André L. C., Marichal, Raphael, Fusilero, Abegail T., Moreno, Gerardo, Geraskina, Anna P., Gholami, Shaieste, Hopfensperger, Kristine N., González, Grizelle, Gundale, Michael J., Gutiérrez López, Mónica, Hackenberger, Branimir K., Hackenberger, Davorka K., Hernández, Luis M., Hirth, Jeff R., Morón-Ríos, Alejandro, Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza, Huhta, Veikko, Hurisso, Tunsisa T., Iannone III, Basil V., Iordache, Madalina, Ramirez, Kelly S., Irmler, Ulrich, Minamiya, Yukio, Ivask, Mari, Jesus Lidon, Juan B., Motohiro, Hasegawa, Johnson-Maynard, Jodi L., Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Keith, Aidan M., Kernecker, Maria L., Scharenbroch, Bryant C., Koné, Armand W., Kooch, Yahya, Hendrik Moos, Jan, Muys, Bart, Kukkonen, Sanna T., Lalthanzara, H., Lammel, Daniel R., Lebedev, Iurii M., Le Cadre, Edith, Lincoln, Noa K., López-Hernández, Danilo, Neirynck, Johan, Krebs, Julia, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Choi, Amy, Nuzzo, Victoria, Schmidt, Olaf, Rahman, P. Mujeeb, Pansu, Johan, Paudel, Shishir, Pérès, Guénola, Pérez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Ponge, Jean-François, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Prietzel, Jörg, Wall, Diana H., Rapoport, Irina B., Imtiaz Rashid, Muhammad, Schröder, Boris, Rebollo, Salvador, Rodríguez, Miguel Á., Roth, Alexander M., Rousseau, Guillaume X., Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, Schaik, Loes van, Brose, Ulrich, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P., Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M., Steinwandter, Michael, Capowiez, Yvan, Szlavecz, Katalin, Russell, David, Talavera, José A., Trigo, Dolores, Decaëns, Thibaud, Tsukamoto, Jiro, Uribe-López, Sheila, Valença, Anne W. de, Virto, Iñigo, Wackett, Adrian A., Warren, Matthew W., Cavagnaro, Timothy R., Webster, Emily R., Wehr, Nathaniel H., Schwarz, Benjamin, Lavelle, Patrick, Wironen, Michael B., Wolters, Volkmar, Wu, Pengfei, Zenkova, Irina V. Z., Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K., Eisenhauer, Nico, Loreau, Michel, Mathieu, Jérôme, Mulder, Christian, Putten, Wim H. van der, Rillig, Matthias C., Matula, Radim, Thakur, Madhav P., Clause, Julia, Vries, Franciska T. de, Wardle, David A., Ammer, Sabine, Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O., Baker, Geoff H., Baretta, Dilmar, Barkusky, Dietmar, Hishi, Takuo, Beauséjour, Robin, Bedano, José C., Cluzeau, Daniel, Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L., Brossard, Michel, Burtis, James C., German Research Foundation, European Commission, Academy of Finland, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany), European Research Council, Labex TULIP, Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (UK), Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Tarbiat Modares University, Aurora Organic Dairy, Slovak Research and Development Agency, Wageningen University and Research Centre, International Atomic Energy Agency, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Oklahoma State University, CSIC - Instituto Nacional de Investigación y Tecnología Agraria y Alimentaria (INIA), Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Environmental Protection Agency (Ireland), University of Hawaii at Manoa, U.S. Navy, Department of Science and Technology (India), Department of Defense (US), Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa e ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico do Maranhão, Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasil), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Czech Republic), Colorado Wheat Research Foundation, Zone Atelier Alpes, Austrian Science Fund, Rentenbank, Welsh Government, European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development, Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, Science Foundation Ireland, University of Toronto, Haliburton Forest & Wildlife Reserve, Arts and Sciences, Northern Kentucky University, University of Innsbruck, Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina), Fondo para la Investigación Científica y Tecnológica (Argentina), Universidad Nacional de Luján, Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades (España), Agencia Estatal de Investigación (España), Fonds de Recherche du Québec, Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois, Casey Tree, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, DePaul University, Comisión Interministerial de Ciencia y Tecnología, CICYT (España), Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, McKnight Foundation, Russian Academy of Sciences, Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (France), Bavarian Ministry for Food, Agriculture and Forestry, Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca, Idaho Agricultural Experiment Station, Estonian Science Foundation, Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks (Ontario), National Natural Science Foundation of China, Australian Research Council, Phillips, Helen, R. P., Bach, Elizabeth M., Bartz, Marie L. C., Bennett, Joanne, Beugnon, Rémy, Briones, María J. I., Brown, George, Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B., Guerra, Carlos A., König-Ries, Birgitta, Holdsworth, Andrew R., Coors, Anja, Crotty, Felicity V., Crumsey, Jasmine M., Dávalos, Andrea, Diaz Cosin, Darío J., Loss, Scott R., Dobson, Annise M., Dominguez, Anahí, Esteban Duhour, Andrés, Schirrmann, Michael, Eekeren, Nick van, Holmstrup, Martin, Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B., Fernández, Rosa, Fonte, Steven J., Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, André L. C., Marichal, Raphael, Fusilero, Abegail T., Moreno, Gerardo, Geraskina, Anna P., Gholami, Shaieste, Hopfensperger, Kristine N., González, Grizelle, Gundale, Michael J., Gutiérrez López, Mónica, Hackenberger, Branimir K., Hackenberger, Davorka K., Hernández, Luis M., Hirth, Jeff R., Morón-Ríos, Alejandro, Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza, Huhta, Veikko, Hurisso, Tunsisa T., Iannone III, Basil V., Iordache, Madalina, Ramirez, Kelly S., Irmler, Ulrich, Minamiya, Yukio, Ivask, Mari, Jesus Lidon, Juan B., Motohiro, Hasegawa, Johnson-Maynard, Jodi L., Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Keith, Aidan M., Kernecker, Maria L., Scharenbroch, Bryant C., Koné, Armand W., Kooch, Yahya, Hendrik Moos, Jan, Muys, Bart, Kukkonen, Sanna T., Lalthanzara, H., Lammel, Daniel R., Lebedev, Iurii M., Le Cadre, Edith, Lincoln, Noa K., López-Hernández, Danilo, Neirynck, Johan, Krebs, Julia, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Choi, Amy, Nuzzo, Victoria, Schmidt, Olaf, Rahman, P. Mujeeb, Pansu, Johan, Paudel, Shishir, Pérès, Guénola, Pérez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Ponge, Jean-François, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Prietzel, Jörg, Wall, Diana H., Rapoport, Irina B., Imtiaz Rashid, Muhammad, Schröder, Boris, Rebollo, Salvador, Rodríguez, Miguel Á., Roth, Alexander M., Rousseau, Guillaume X., Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, Schaik, Loes van, Brose, Ulrich, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P., Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M., Steinwandter, Michael, Capowiez, Yvan, Szlavecz, Katalin, Russell, David, Talavera, José A., Trigo, Dolores, Decaëns, Thibaud, Tsukamoto, Jiro, Uribe-López, Sheila, Valença, Anne W. de, Virto, Iñigo, Wackett, Adrian A., Warren, Matthew W., Cavagnaro, Timothy R., Webster, Emily R., Wehr, Nathaniel H., Schwarz, Benjamin, Lavelle, Patrick, Wironen, Michael B., Wolters, Volkmar, Wu, Pengfei, Zenkova, Irina V. Z., Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K., Eisenhauer, Nico, Loreau, Michel, Mathieu, Jérôme, Mulder, Christian, Putten, Wim H. van der, Rillig, Matthias C., Matula, Radim, Thakur, Madhav P., Clause, Julia, Vries, Franciska T. de, Wardle, David A., Ammer, Sabine, Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O., Baker, Geoff H., Baretta, Dilmar, Barkusky, Dietmar, Hishi, Takuo, Beauséjour, Robin, Bedano, José C., Cluzeau, Daniel, Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L., Brossard, Michel, and Burtis, James C.

Abstract

Earthworms are an important soil taxon as ecosystem engineers, providing a variety of crucial ecosystem functions and services. Little is known about their diversity and distribution at large spatial scales, despite the availability of considerable amounts of local-scale data. Earthworm diversity data, obtained from the primary literature or provided directly by authors, were collated with information on site locations, including coordinates, habitat cover, and soil properties. Datasets were required, at a minimum, to include abundance or biomass of earthworms at a site. Where possible, site-level species lists were included, as well as the abundance and biomass of individual species and ecological groups. This global dataset contains 10,840 sites, with 184 species, from 60 countries and all continents except Antarctica. The data were obtained from 182 published articles, published between 1973 and 2017, and 17 unpublished datasets. Amalgamating data into a single global database will assist researchers in investigating and answering a wide variety of pressing questions, for example, jointly assessing aboveground and belowground biodiversity distributions and drivers of biodiversity change.

Published
2021

3. Towards an integrative understanding of soil biodiversity

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Thakur, M.P., Phillips, Helen R. P., Brose, Ulrich, De Vries, Franciska T., Lavelle, Patrick, Loreau, M., Mathieu, J., Mulder, Christian, van der Putten, W.H., Rillig, Matthias C, Wardle, David A., Bach, Elizabeth M., Bartz, Marie L. C., Bennett, Joanne M., Briones, M.J.I., Brown, George, Decaëns, T., Eisenhauer, Nico, Ferlian, Olga, Guerra, Carlos, König-Ries, Birgitta, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Ramirez, Kelly, Russell, David, Rutgers, M., Wall, Diana H., Cameron, Erin K., Thakur, M.P., Phillips, Helen R. P., Brose, Ulrich, De Vries, Franciska T., Lavelle, Patrick, Loreau, M., Mathieu, J., Mulder, Christian, van der Putten, W.H., Rillig, Matthias C, Wardle, David A., Bach, Elizabeth M., Bartz, Marie L. C., Bennett, Joanne M., Briones, M.J.I., Brown, George, Decaëns, T., Eisenhauer, Nico, Ferlian, Olga, Guerra, Carlos, König-Ries, Birgitta, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Ramirez, Kelly, Russell, David, Rutgers, M., Wall, Diana H., and Cameron, Erin K.

Abstract

Soil is one of the most biodiverse terrestrial habitats. Yet, we lack an integrative conceptual framework for understanding the patterns and mechanisms driving soil biodiversity. One of the underlying reasons for our poor understanding of soil biodiversity patterns relates to whether key biodiversity theories (historically developed for aboveground and aquatic organisms) are applicable to patterns of soil biodiversity. Here, we present a systematic literature review to investigate whether and how key biodiversity theories (species–energy relationship, theory of island biogeography, metacommunity theory, niche theory and neutral theory) can explain observed patterns of soil biodiversity. We then discuss two spatial compartments nested within soil at which biodiversity theories can be applied to acknowledge the scale‐dependent nature of soil biodiversity.

Published
2020

4. Global distribution of earthworm diversity

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Phillips, Helen R. P., Guerra, Carlos A., Bartz, Marie L. C., Briones, Maria J. I., Brown, George, Crowther, Thomas W., Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B., van den Hoogen, Johan, Krebs, Julia, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Routh, Devin, Schwarz, Benjamin, Bach, Elizabeth M., Bennett, Joanne, Brose, Ulrich, Decaens, Thibaud, Koenig-Ries, Birgitta, Loreau, Michel, Mathieu, Jerome, Mulder, Christian, van der Putten, Wim H., Ramirez, Kelly S., Rillig, Matthias C., Russell, David, Rutgers, Michiel, Thakur, Madhav P., de Vries, Franciska T., Wall, Diana H., Wardle, David A., Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O., Baker, Geoff H., Beausejour, Robin, Bedano, Jose C., Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L., Callaham, Mac A., Capowiez, Yvan, Caulfield, Mark E., Choi, Amy, Crotty, Felicity V., Davalos, Andrea, Diaz Cosin, Dario J., Dominguez, Anahi, Duhour, Andres Esteban, van Eekeren, Nick, Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B., Fernandez, Rosa, Fonte, Steven J., Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, Andre L. C., Fugere, Martine, Fusilero, Abegail T., Gholami, Shaieste, Gundale, Michael J., Gutierrez Lopez, Monica, Hackenberger, Davorka K., Hernandez, Luis M., Hishi, Takuo, Holdsworth, Andrew R., Holmstrup, Martin, Hopfensperger, Kristine N., Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Huhta, Veikko, Hurisso, Tunsisa T., Iannone, Basil V., Iordache, Madalina, Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Keith, Aidan M., Kelly, Courtland A., Kernecker, Maria L., Klaminder, Jonatan, Kone, Armand W., Kooch, Yahya, Kukkonen, Sanna T., Lalthanzara, H., Lammel, Daniel R., Lebedev, Iurii M., Li, Yiqing, Jesus Lidon, Juan B., Lincoln, Noa K., Loss, Scott R., Marichal, Raphael, Matula, Radim, Moos, Jan Hendrik, Moreno, Gerardo, Moron-Rios, Alejandro, Muys, Bart, Neirynck, Johan, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Nuzzo, Victoria, Rahman, Mujeeb P., Pansu, Johan, Paudel, Shishir, Peres, Guenola, Perez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Pineiro, Raul, Ponge, Jean-Francois, Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz, Rebollo, Salvador, Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier, Rodriguez, Miguel A., Roth, Alexander M., Rousseau, Guillaume X., Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, van Schaik, Loes, Scharenbroch, Bryant C., Schirrmann, Michael, Schmidt, Olaf, Schroeder, Boris, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P., Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M., Steinwandter, Michael, Talavera, Jose A., Trigo, Dolores, Tsukamoto, Jiro, de Valenca, Anne W., Vanek, Steven J., Virto, Inigo, Wackett, Adrian A., Warren, Matthew W., Wehr, Nathaniel H., Whalen, Joann K., Wironen, Michael B., Wolters, Volkmar, Zenkova, Irina V., Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K., Eisenhauer, Nico, Phillips, Helen R. P., Guerra, Carlos A., Bartz, Marie L. C., Briones, Maria J. I., Brown, George, Crowther, Thomas W., Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B., van den Hoogen, Johan, Krebs, Julia, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Routh, Devin, Schwarz, Benjamin, Bach, Elizabeth M., Bennett, Joanne, Brose, Ulrich, Decaens, Thibaud, Koenig-Ries, Birgitta, Loreau, Michel, Mathieu, Jerome, Mulder, Christian, van der Putten, Wim H., Ramirez, Kelly S., Rillig, Matthias C., Russell, David, Rutgers, Michiel, Thakur, Madhav P., de Vries, Franciska T., Wall, Diana H., Wardle, David A., Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O., Baker, Geoff H., Beausejour, Robin, Bedano, Jose C., Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L., Callaham, Mac A., Capowiez, Yvan, Caulfield, Mark E., Choi, Amy, Crotty, Felicity V., Davalos, Andrea, Diaz Cosin, Dario J., Dominguez, Anahi, Duhour, Andres Esteban, van Eekeren, Nick, Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B., Fernandez, Rosa, Fonte, Steven J., Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, Andre L. C., Fugere, Martine, Fusilero, Abegail T., Gholami, Shaieste, Gundale, Michael J., Gutierrez Lopez, Monica, Hackenberger, Davorka K., Hernandez, Luis M., Hishi, Takuo, Holdsworth, Andrew R., Holmstrup, Martin, Hopfensperger, Kristine N., Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Huhta, Veikko, Hurisso, Tunsisa T., Iannone, Basil V., Iordache, Madalina, Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Keith, Aidan M., Kelly, Courtland A., Kernecker, Maria L., Klaminder, Jonatan, Kone, Armand W., Kooch, Yahya, Kukkonen, Sanna T., Lalthanzara, H., Lammel, Daniel R., Lebedev, Iurii M., Li, Yiqing, Jesus Lidon, Juan B., Lincoln, Noa K., Loss, Scott R., Marichal, Raphael, Matula, Radim, Moos, Jan Hendrik, Moreno, Gerardo, Moron-Rios, Alejandro, Muys, Bart, Neirynck, Johan, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Nuzzo, Victoria, Rahman, Mujeeb P., Pansu, Johan, Paudel, Shishir, Peres, Guenola, Perez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Pineiro, Raul, Ponge, Jean-Francois, Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz, Rebollo, Salvador, Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier, Rodriguez, Miguel A., Roth, Alexander M., Rousseau, Guillaume X., Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, van Schaik, Loes, Scharenbroch, Bryant C., Schirrmann, Michael, Schmidt, Olaf, Schroeder, Boris, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P., Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M., Steinwandter, Michael, Talavera, Jose A., Trigo, Dolores, Tsukamoto, Jiro, de Valenca, Anne W., Vanek, Steven J., Virto, Inigo, Wackett, Adrian A., Warren, Matthew W., Wehr, Nathaniel H., Whalen, Joann K., Wironen, Michael B., Wolters, Volkmar, Zenkova, Irina V., Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K., and Eisenhauer, Nico

Abstract

Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them. We compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries as a basis for predicting patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, and biomass. We found that local species richness and abundance typically peaked at higher latitudes, displaying patterns opposite to those observed in aboveground organisms. However, high species dissimilarity across tropical locations may cause diversity across the entirety of the tropics to be higher than elsewhere. Climate variables were found to be more important in shaping earthworm communities than soil properties or habitat cover. These findings suggest that climate change may have serious implications for earthworm communities and for the functions they provide.

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2019
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5. Global distribution of earthworm diversity

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Phillips, Helen R P, Guerra, Carlos A, Bartz, Marie L C, Briones, Maria J I, Brown, George, Crowther, Thomas W, Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B, van den Hoogen, Johan, Krebs, Julia, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Routh, Devin, Schwarz, Benjamin, Bach, Elizabeth M, Bennett, Joanne, Brose, Ulrich, Decaëns, Thibaud, König-Ries, Birgitta, Loreau, Michel, Mathieu, Jérôme, Mulder, Christian, van der Putten, Wim H, Ramirez, Kelly S, Rillig, Matthias C, Russell, David, Rutgers, Michiel, Thakur, Madhav P, de Vries, Franciska T, Wall, Diana H, Wardle, David A, Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O, Baker, Geoff H, Beauséjour, Robin, Bedano, José C, Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L, Callaham, Mac A, Capowiez, Yvan, Caulfield, Mark E, Choi, Amy, Crotty, Felicity V, Dávalos, Andrea, Cosin, Darío J Diaz, Dominguez, Anahí, Duhour, Andrés Esteban, van Eekeren, Nick, Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B, Fernández, Rosa, Fonte, Steven J, Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, André L C, Fugère, Martine, Fusilero, Abegail T, Gholami, Shaieste, Gundale, Michael J, López, Mónica Gutiérrez, Hackenberger, Davorka K, Hernández, Luis M, Hishi, Takuo, Holdsworth, Andrew R, Holmstrup, Martin, Hopfensperger, Kristine N, Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Huhta, Veikko, Hurisso, Tunsisa T, Iannone, Basil V, Iordache, Madalina, Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Keith, Aidan M, Kelly, Courtland A, Kernecker, Maria L, Klaminder, Jonatan, Koné, Armand W, Kooch, Yahya, Kukkonen, Sanna T, Lalthanzara, H, Lammel, Daniel R, Lebedev, Iurii M, Li, Yiqing, Lidon, Juan B Jesus, Lincoln, Noa K, Loss, Scott R, Marichal, Raphael, Matula, Radim, Moos, Jan Hendrik, Moreno, Gerardo, Morón-Ríos, Alejandro, Muys, Bart, Neirynck, Johan, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Nuzzo, Victoria, Rahman P, Mujeeb, Pansu, Johan, Paudel, Shishir, Pérès, Guénola, Pérez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Piñeiro, Raúl, Ponge, Jean-François, Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz, Rebollo, Salvador, Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier, Rodríguez, Miguel Á, Roth, Alexander M, Rousseau, Guillaume X, Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, van Schaik, Loes, Scharenbroch, Bryant C, Schirrmann, Michael, Schmidt, Olaf, Schröder, Boris, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P, Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M, Steinwandter, Michael, Talavera, José A, Trigo, Dolores, Tsukamoto, Jiro, de Valença, Anne W, Vanek, Steven J, Virto, Iñigo, Wackett, Adrian A, Warren, Matthew W, Wehr, Nathaniel H, Whalen, Joann K, Wironen, Michael B, Wolters, Volkmar, Zenkova, Irina V, Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K, Eisenhauer, Nico, Phillips, Helen R P, Guerra, Carlos A, Bartz, Marie L C, Briones, Maria J I, Brown, George, Crowther, Thomas W, Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B, van den Hoogen, Johan, Krebs, Julia, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Routh, Devin, Schwarz, Benjamin, Bach, Elizabeth M, Bennett, Joanne, Brose, Ulrich, Decaëns, Thibaud, König-Ries, Birgitta, Loreau, Michel, Mathieu, Jérôme, Mulder, Christian, van der Putten, Wim H, Ramirez, Kelly S, Rillig, Matthias C, Russell, David, Rutgers, Michiel, Thakur, Madhav P, de Vries, Franciska T, Wall, Diana H, Wardle, David A, Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O, Baker, Geoff H, Beauséjour, Robin, Bedano, José C, Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L, Callaham, Mac A, Capowiez, Yvan, Caulfield, Mark E, Choi, Amy, Crotty, Felicity V, Dávalos, Andrea, Cosin, Darío J Diaz, Dominguez, Anahí, Duhour, Andrés Esteban, van Eekeren, Nick, Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B, Fernández, Rosa, Fonte, Steven J, Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, André L C, Fugère, Martine, Fusilero, Abegail T, Gholami, Shaieste, Gundale, Michael J, López, Mónica Gutiérrez, Hackenberger, Davorka K, Hernández, Luis M, Hishi, Takuo, Holdsworth, Andrew R, Holmstrup, Martin, Hopfensperger, Kristine N, Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Huhta, Veikko, Hurisso, Tunsisa T, Iannone, Basil V, Iordache, Madalina, Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Keith, Aidan M, Kelly, Courtland A, Kernecker, Maria L, Klaminder, Jonatan, Koné, Armand W, Kooch, Yahya, Kukkonen, Sanna T, Lalthanzara, H, Lammel, Daniel R, Lebedev, Iurii M, Li, Yiqing, Lidon, Juan B Jesus, Lincoln, Noa K, Loss, Scott R, Marichal, Raphael, Matula, Radim, Moos, Jan Hendrik, Moreno, Gerardo, Morón-Ríos, Alejandro, Muys, Bart, Neirynck, Johan, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Nuzzo, Victoria, Rahman P, Mujeeb, Pansu, Johan, Paudel, Shishir, Pérès, Guénola, Pérez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Piñeiro, Raúl, Ponge, Jean-François, Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz, Rebollo, Salvador, Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier, Rodríguez, Miguel Á, Roth, Alexander M, Rousseau, Guillaume X, Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, van Schaik, Loes, Scharenbroch, Bryant C, Schirrmann, Michael, Schmidt, Olaf, Schröder, Boris, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P, Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M, Steinwandter, Michael, Talavera, José A, Trigo, Dolores, Tsukamoto, Jiro, de Valença, Anne W, Vanek, Steven J, Virto, Iñigo, Wackett, Adrian A, Warren, Matthew W, Wehr, Nathaniel H, Whalen, Joann K, Wironen, Michael B, Wolters, Volkmar, Zenkova, Irina V, Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K, and Eisenhauer, Nico

Abstract

Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them. We compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries as a basis for predicting patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, and biomass. We found that local species richness and abundance typically peaked at higher latitudes, displaying patterns opposite to those observed in aboveground organisms. However, high species dissimilarity across tropical locations may cause diversity across the entirety of the tropics to be higher than elsewhere. Climate variables were found to be more important in shaping earthworm communities than soil properties or habitat cover. These findings suggest that climate change may have serious implications for earthworm communities and for the functions they provide.

Published
2019

6. Global distribution of earthworm diversity

Author

Phillips, Helen R P, Guerra, Carlos A, Bartz, Marie L C, Briones, Maria J I, Brown, George, Crowther, Thomas W, Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B, van den Hoogen, Johan, Krebs, Julia, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Routh, Devin, Schwarz, Benjamin, Bach, Elizabeth M, Bennett, Joanne, Brose, Ulrich, Decaëns, Thibaud, König-Ries, Birgitta, Loreau, Michel, Mathieu, Jérôme, Mulder, Christian, van der Putten, Wim H, Ramirez, Kelly S, Rillig, Matthias C, Russell, David, Rutgers, Michiel, Thakur, Madhav P, de Vries, Franciska T, Wall, Diana H, Wardle, David A, Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O, Baker, Geoff H, Beauséjour, Robin, Bedano, José C, Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L, Callaham, Mac A, Capowiez, Yvan, Caulfield, Mark E, Choi, Amy, Crotty, Felicity V, Dávalos, Andrea, Cosin, Darío J Diaz, Dominguez, Anahí, Duhour, Andrés Esteban, van Eekeren, Nick, Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B, Fernández, Rosa, Fonte, Steven J, Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, André L C, Fugère, Martine, Fusilero, Abegail T, Gholami, Shaieste, Gundale, Michael J, López, Mónica Gutiérrez, Hackenberger, Davorka K, Hernández, Luis M, Hishi, Takuo, Holdsworth, Andrew R, Holmstrup, Martin, Hopfensperger, Kristine N, Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Huhta, Veikko, Hurisso, Tunsisa T, Iannone, Basil V, Iordache, Madalina, Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Keith, Aidan M, Kelly, Courtland A, Kernecker, Maria L, Klaminder, Jonatan, Koné, Armand W, Kooch, Yahya, Kukkonen, Sanna T, Lalthanzara, H, Lammel, Daniel R, Lebedev, Iurii M, Li, Yiqing, Lidon, Juan B Jesus, Lincoln, Noa K, Loss, Scott R, Marichal, Raphael, Matula, Radim, Moos, Jan Hendrik, Moreno, Gerardo, Morón-Ríos, Alejandro, Muys, Bart, Neirynck, Johan, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Nuzzo, Victoria, Rahman P, Mujeeb, Pansu, Johan, Paudel, Shishir, Pérès, Guénola, Pérez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Piñeiro, Raúl, Ponge, Jean-François, Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz, Rebollo, Salvador, Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier, Rodríguez, Miguel Á, Roth, Alexander M, Rousseau, Guillaume X, Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, van Schaik, Loes, Scharenbroch, Bryant C, Schirrmann, Michael, Schmidt, Olaf, Schröder, Boris, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P, Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M, Steinwandter, Michael, Talavera, José A, Trigo, Dolores, Tsukamoto, Jiro, de Valença, Anne W, Vanek, Steven J, Virto, Iñigo, Wackett, Adrian A, Warren, Matthew W, Wehr, Nathaniel H, Whalen, Joann K, Wironen, Michael B, Wolters, Volkmar, Zenkova, Irina V, Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K, Eisenhauer, Nico, Phillips, Helen R P, Guerra, Carlos A, Bartz, Marie L C, Briones, Maria J I, Brown, George, Crowther, Thomas W, Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B, van den Hoogen, Johan, Krebs, Julia, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Routh, Devin, Schwarz, Benjamin, Bach, Elizabeth M, Bennett, Joanne, Brose, Ulrich, Decaëns, Thibaud, König-Ries, Birgitta, Loreau, Michel, Mathieu, Jérôme, Mulder, Christian, van der Putten, Wim H, Ramirez, Kelly S, Rillig, Matthias C, Russell, David, Rutgers, Michiel, Thakur, Madhav P, de Vries, Franciska T, Wall, Diana H, Wardle, David A, Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O, Baker, Geoff H, Beauséjour, Robin, Bedano, José C, Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L, Callaham, Mac A, Capowiez, Yvan, Caulfield, Mark E, Choi, Amy, Crotty, Felicity V, Dávalos, Andrea, Cosin, Darío J Diaz, Dominguez, Anahí, Duhour, Andrés Esteban, van Eekeren, Nick, Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B, Fernández, Rosa, Fonte, Steven J, Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, André L C, Fugère, Martine, Fusilero, Abegail T, Gholami, Shaieste, Gundale, Michael J, López, Mónica Gutiérrez, Hackenberger, Davorka K, Hernández, Luis M, Hishi, Takuo, Holdsworth, Andrew R, Holmstrup, Martin, Hopfensperger, Kristine N, Lwanga, Esperanza Huerta, Huhta, Veikko, Hurisso, Tunsisa T, Iannone, Basil V, Iordache, Madalina, Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Keith, Aidan M, Kelly, Courtland A, Kernecker, Maria L, Klaminder, Jonatan, Koné, Armand W, Kooch, Yahya, Kukkonen, Sanna T, Lalthanzara, H, Lammel, Daniel R, Lebedev, Iurii M, Li, Yiqing, Lidon, Juan B Jesus, Lincoln, Noa K, Loss, Scott R, Marichal, Raphael, Matula, Radim, Moos, Jan Hendrik, Moreno, Gerardo, Morón-Ríos, Alejandro, Muys, Bart, Neirynck, Johan, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Nuzzo, Victoria, Rahman P, Mujeeb, Pansu, Johan, Paudel, Shishir, Pérès, Guénola, Pérez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Piñeiro, Raúl, Ponge, Jean-François, Rashid, Muhammad Imtiaz, Rebollo, Salvador, Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier, Rodríguez, Miguel Á, Roth, Alexander M, Rousseau, Guillaume X, Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, van Schaik, Loes, Scharenbroch, Bryant C, Schirrmann, Michael, Schmidt, Olaf, Schröder, Boris, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P, Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M, Steinwandter, Michael, Talavera, José A, Trigo, Dolores, Tsukamoto, Jiro, de Valença, Anne W, Vanek, Steven J, Virto, Iñigo, Wackett, Adrian A, Warren, Matthew W, Wehr, Nathaniel H, Whalen, Joann K, Wironen, Michael B, Wolters, Volkmar, Zenkova, Irina V, Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K, and Eisenhauer, Nico

Abstract

Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them. We compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries as a basis for predicting patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, and biomass. We found that local species richness and abundance typically peaked at higher latitudes, displaying patterns opposite to those observed in aboveground organisms. However, high species dissimilarity across tropical locations may cause diversity across the entirety of the tropics to be higher than elsewhere. Climate variables were found to be more important in shaping earthworm communities than soil properties or habitat cover. These findings suggest that climate change may have serious implications for earthworm communities and for the functions they provide.

Published
2019

7. Global distribution of earthworm diversity

Author

German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, European Research Council, Academy of Finland, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Slovak Research and Development Agency, Wageningen University and Research Centre, International Atomic Energy Agency, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Irish Government, University of Hawaii, U.S. Navy, Department of Science and Technology (India), Department of Defense (US), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasil), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Czech Republic), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), Austrian Science Fund, Welsh Government, Science Foundation Ireland, University of Toronto, University of Kentucky, University of Innsbruck, Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Grains Research and Development Corporation (Australia), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (France), Phillips, Helen, R. P., Guerra, Carlos A., Bartz, Marie L. C., Briones, María J. I., Brown, George, Crowther, Thomas Ward, Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B., Hoogen, Johan van den, Krebs, Julia, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Hopfensperger, Kristine N., Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza, Huhta, Veikko, Rahman, P. Mujeeb, Hurisso, Tunsisa T., Iannone III, Basil V., Iordache, Madalina, Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Imtiaz Rashid, Muhammad, Keith, Aidan M., Kelly, Courtland A., Kernecker, Maria L., Klaminder, Jonatan, Pansu, Johan, Koné, Armand W., Kooch, Yahya, Kukkonen, Sanna T., Lalthanzara, H., Lammel, Daniel R., Rebollo, Salvador, Lebedev, Iurii M., Li, Yiqing, Jesus Lidon, Juan B., Lincoln, Noa K., Loss, Scott R., Paudel, Shishir, Marichal, Raphael, Matula, Radim, Hendrik Moos, Jan, Moreno, Gerardo, Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier, Morón-Ríos, Alejandro, Muys, Bart, Neirynck, Johan, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Pérès, Guénola, Nuzzo, Victoria, Pérez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Piñeiro, Raúl, Routh, Devin, Ponge, Jean-François, Rodríguez, Miguel Á., Roth, Alexander M., Rousseau, Guillaume X., Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, Schaik, Loes van, Loreau, Michel, Scharenbroch, Bryant C., Schirrmann, Michael, Schmidt, Olaf, Schröder, Boris, Schwarz, Benjamin, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P., Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M., Steinwandter, Michael, Mathieu, Jérôme, Talavera, José A., Trigo, Dolores, Tsukamoto, Jiro, Valença, Anne W. de, Vanek, Steven J., Bach, Elizabeth M., Virto, Iñigo, Wackett, Adrian A., Warren, Matthew W., Wehr, Nathaniel H., Mulder, Christian, Whalen, Joann K., Wironen, Michael B., Wolters, Volkmar, Zenkova, Irina V. Z., Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K., Bennett, Joanne, Eisenhauer, Nico, Brose, Ulrich, Decaëns, Thibaud, Putten, Wim H. van der, König-Ries, Birgitta, Ramirez, Kelly S., Rillig, Matthias C., Russell, David, Rutgers, Michiel, Thakur, Madhav P., Vries, Franciska T. de, Gundale, Michael J., Wall, Diana H., Wardle, David A., Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O., Baker, Geoff H., Beauséjour, Robin, Bedano, José C., Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Gutiérrez López, Mónica, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L., Callaham, Mac A., Capowiez, Yvan, Caulfield, Mark E., Choi, Amy, Crotty, Felicity V., Dávalos, Andrea, Diaz Cosin, Darío J., Dominguez, Anahí, Hackenberger, Davorka K., Esteban Duhour, Andrés, Eekeren, Nick van, Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B., Fernández, Rosa, Fonte, Steven J., Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, André L. C., Fugère, Martine, Fusilero, Abegail T., Hernández, Luis M., Gholami, Shaieste, Hishi, Takuo, Holdsworth, Andrew R., Holmstrup, Martin, German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research, European Research Council, Academy of Finland, Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Russian Foundation for Basic Research, Slovak Research and Development Agency, Wageningen University and Research Centre, International Atomic Energy Agency, Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, Royal Canadian Geographical Society, Irish Government, University of Hawaii, U.S. Navy, Department of Science and Technology (India), Department of Defense (US), Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (Brasil), Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports (Czech Republic), Agence Nationale de la Recherche (France), Austrian Science Fund, Welsh Government, Science Foundation Ireland, University of Toronto, University of Kentucky, University of Innsbruck, Higher Education Commission (Pakistan), Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Grains Research and Development Corporation (Australia), Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Científicas y Técnicas (Argentina), Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (Brasil), Ministère de l'Europe et des Affaires étrangères (France), Phillips, Helen, R. P., Guerra, Carlos A., Bartz, Marie L. C., Briones, María J. I., Brown, George, Crowther, Thomas Ward, Ferlian, Olga, Gongalsky, Konstantin B., Hoogen, Johan van den, Krebs, Julia, Orgiazzi, Alberto, Hopfensperger, Kristine N., Huerta Lwanga, Esperanza, Huhta, Veikko, Rahman, P. Mujeeb, Hurisso, Tunsisa T., Iannone III, Basil V., Iordache, Madalina, Joschko, Monika, Kaneko, Nobuhiro, Kanianska, Radoslava, Imtiaz Rashid, Muhammad, Keith, Aidan M., Kelly, Courtland A., Kernecker, Maria L., Klaminder, Jonatan, Pansu, Johan, Koné, Armand W., Kooch, Yahya, Kukkonen, Sanna T., Lalthanzara, H., Lammel, Daniel R., Rebollo, Salvador, Lebedev, Iurii M., Li, Yiqing, Jesus Lidon, Juan B., Lincoln, Noa K., Loss, Scott R., Paudel, Shishir, Marichal, Raphael, Matula, Radim, Hendrik Moos, Jan, Moreno, Gerardo, Rodeiro-Iglesias, Javier, Morón-Ríos, Alejandro, Muys, Bart, Neirynck, Johan, Norgrove, Lindsey, Novo, Marta, Nuutinen, Visa, Pérès, Guénola, Nuzzo, Victoria, Pérez-Camacho, Lorenzo, Piñeiro, Raúl, Routh, Devin, Ponge, Jean-François, Rodríguez, Miguel Á., Roth, Alexander M., Rousseau, Guillaume X., Rozen, Anna, Sayad, Ehsan, Schaik, Loes van, Loreau, Michel, Scharenbroch, Bryant C., Schirrmann, Michael, Schmidt, Olaf, Schröder, Boris, Schwarz, Benjamin, Seeber, Julia, Shashkov, Maxim P., Singh, Jaswinder, Smith, Sandy M., Steinwandter, Michael, Mathieu, Jérôme, Talavera, José A., Trigo, Dolores, Tsukamoto, Jiro, Valença, Anne W. de, Vanek, Steven J., Bach, Elizabeth M., Virto, Iñigo, Wackett, Adrian A., Warren, Matthew W., Wehr, Nathaniel H., Mulder, Christian, Whalen, Joann K., Wironen, Michael B., Wolters, Volkmar, Zenkova, Irina V. Z., Zhang, Weixin, Cameron, Erin K., Bennett, Joanne, Eisenhauer, Nico, Brose, Ulrich, Decaëns, Thibaud, Putten, Wim H. van der, König-Ries, Birgitta, Ramirez, Kelly S., Rillig, Matthias C., Russell, David, Rutgers, Michiel, Thakur, Madhav P., Vries, Franciska T. de, Gundale, Michael J., Wall, Diana H., Wardle, David A., Arai, Miwa, Ayuke, Fredrick O., Baker, Geoff H., Beauséjour, Robin, Bedano, José C., Birkhofer, Klaus, Blanchart, Eric, Blossey, Bernd, Gutiérrez López, Mónica, Bolger, Thomas, Bradley, Robert L., Callaham, Mac A., Capowiez, Yvan, Caulfield, Mark E., Choi, Amy, Crotty, Felicity V., Dávalos, Andrea, Diaz Cosin, Darío J., Dominguez, Anahí, Hackenberger, Davorka K., Esteban Duhour, Andrés, Eekeren, Nick van, Emmerling, Christoph, Falco, Liliana B., Fernández, Rosa, Fonte, Steven J., Fragoso, Carlos, Franco, André L. C., Fugère, Martine, Fusilero, Abegail T., Hernández, Luis M., Gholami, Shaieste, Hishi, Takuo, Holdsworth, Andrew R., and Holmstrup, Martin

Abstract

Soil organisms, including earthworms, are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems. However, little is known about their diversity, their distribution, and the threats affecting them. We compiled a global dataset of sampled earthworm communities from 6928 sites in 57 countries as a basis for predicting patterns in earthworm diversity, abundance, and biomass. We found that local species richness and abundance typically peaked at higher latitudes, displaying patterns opposite to those observed in aboveground organisms. However, high species dissimilarity across tropical locations may cause diversity across the entirety of the tropics to be higher than elsewhere. Climate variables were found to be more important in shaping earthworm communities than soil properties or habitat cover. These findings suggest that climate change may have serious implications for earthworm communities and for the functions they provide.

Published
2019

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